At a time when the expanded projection of US political, military,
economic and cultural power draws intensified global concern,
understanding how that country understands itself seems more
important than ever.
This collection of new critical essays tackles this old problem
in a new way, by examining some of the hundreds of US films that
announce themselves as titularly 'American'. From early travelogues
to contemporary comedies, national nomination has been an abiding
characteristic of American motion pictures, heading the work of
Porter, Guy-Blache, DeMille, Capra, Sternberg, Vidor, Minnelli and
Mankiewicz. More recently, George Lucas, Paul Schrader, John Landis
and Edward James Olmos have made their own contributions to
Hollywood's Americana.
What does this national branding signify? Which versions of
Americanism are valorized, and which marginalized or excluded? Out
of which social and historical contexts do they emerge, and for and
by whom are they constructed?
Edited by Mandy Merck, the collection contains detailed analyses
of such films as The Vanishing American, American Madness, An
American in Paris, American Graffiti, American Gigolo, American Pie
and many more.
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